I installed that cross member about 7 years ago. I have the canton 7 quart pan which required removing the pan, cut, and weld the sides of the pan for the cross member to fit. The cross member should fit fine with a stock pan.

I can't quantify the individual components contribution to handling as the car has modified suspension front and rear, plated subframe, shock tower to cowl bracing and other modifications. I am confident that the lower control arm brace contributes to handling as it ties the lower control arms together and to the chassis.

MWM wrote:

Boom,
Boss is correct, it ties the bottom of the suspension and pivot arms together. If you have the Arning drop, export brace and the Monte Carlo bar in addition to the convertible braces up top, then adding the crossmember below you have formed a reinforced box. Should help keep the wheels true for more contact patch to the ground in the corners. Each time I have done a mod from the Boss 302 Chassis Modification book, I have enjoyed my car more and more in the twists and turns!

I have all the above, MWM, except for the Monte Carlo Bar.  I have factory air and the MC bar will not fit..  I emailed the company to see if they had any pictures of this brace installed.  Does it eliminate the factory swaybar?
 

Last edited by boomyal (12/01/2015 5:54 PM)

6sally6 wrote:

 Where does it go?
Replaces the stock front cross member?
I NEED to see a pitcher to unnerstand,sorry!

Ditto, without a piture, it doesn't exist!
For $169 bux, the vendor should have one available!
 

50vert wrote:

boomyal wrote:

6sally6 wrote:

 Where does it go?
Replaces the stock front cross member?
I NEED to see a pitcher to unnerstand,sorry!

Ditto, without a piture, it doesn't exist!
For $169 bux, the vendor should have one available!
 

Zray on VMF makes these. John from Opentracker, also carries the same one.

 

Without links, the information is, well, worthless!

 

You can build your own using the stock cross member. I used 1/8" wall, 2"x 2" box tubing for the ends, cut a side out for access, then cut the stock cross member to fit between. I did slot the lower control arm bolt holes for the SOT lower control arm camber kit I'm running in my 66 coupe.

MWM wrote:

In my next life, I want to be a welder!

 

Still fighting to get through this one

MWM wrote:

In my next life, I want to be a welder!

Ditto!   I looked into the local community college for a nighttime welding 101 class.  The only thing they had was a whole program that took too much time and was held during the day.
 

Boom,
Use the link below to download the Boss 302 Chassis Modificarion book PDF.

http://www.mustangtek.com/Library2/BOSS302ChassisMod.html

Page 10 has good illustration

What engine, Boom?  This 351W in a 66 clears the MC bar.  Seems like a straight one would clear the ac even better.

MustangSteve wrote:

What engine, Boom?  This 351W in a 66 clears the MC bar.  Seems like a straight one would clear the ac even better.

MS, with your picture, I will have to go back out and re-evaluate why I thought a MC bar would not fit.
btw, coincidence has it that I am wearing last years bash t-shirt as I type.

Last edited by boomyal (12/02/2015 5:46 PM)

Sounds like a good opportunity to integrate a MC bar into those to convertible-specific braces.  This looks like it would be easy to do.
Pardon my 1st grader-esque sketch.